Child "support" refers to a support obligation owed for the benefit of a child or an amount owing to a county for reimbursement of public assistance paid for a child. It also refers to any arrearage (past-due support), and includes "maintenance and education."1
In California, both parents have an equal responsibility to support their minor children "in the manner suitable to the child's circumstances."2 This responsibility is also expressed in a statement by the legislature: In implementing the guideline, courts "shall adhere" to the principles that "a parent's first and principal obligation is to support his or her minor children according to the parent's circumstances and station in life"; and "both parents are mutually responsible for the support of their children."3
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